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Our limited edition Christmas card for 2011

2011-12-03T14:52:00.001Z

Here is a preview of our lovely new card for Christmas. We have printed a limited edition of only 250. They are printed on 350g card and have been left blank inside for your own message. A set of 20 can be purchased for £6. As these will only be on sale for a limited time please contact us via e-mail or in person if you would like to purchase some.

Wishing you a truly joyful Christmas with love from Sarah at Trigger Editions.

2011-11-24T12:02:00.001Z

Artists' Book and Independent Publishing Fair12pm – 4pm

Join us for our annual Artists' Book and Independent Publishing Fair where you will be able to buy your own affordable books, zines and multiples by artists from the UK and beyond

.Letterpress printing and simple book binding workshop
Book artist Simon Goode will be teaching traditional letterpress printing using lead and wood type, and participants will have a chance to print and bind their own artists' books. This is a free drop in workshop for adults and young people.

Talk
Sarah Bodman, research fellow for Book Arts at the Centre for Fine Print Research, University of West England, will give a talk at 3.30pm on her favourite artists' book works.
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Trigger Editions at Southbank Arts Trail

2011-05-16T21:22:00.001+01:00

Spike Open

2011-04-29T22:41:00.000+01:00

All set up finally at the Spike Open and ready for BABE tomorrow at the Arnolfini.

This one is too good to miss.

2011-04-02T20:19:00.000+01:00

This will be such an exciting event and Trigger editions are really excited to be a part of it. I can guarantee that there will be something to interest everyone. The whole of the harbour-side will be buzzing for the bank holiday weekend. It's the Spike Island Open Studios as well and a Harbourside Market. So make a day or weekend of it.

Saturday 12th March.

2011-03-07T21:48:00.001Z

At Tree House...

2011-02-10T10:38:00.000Z

I had a lovely evening last night meeting artists and catching up with old friends at Tree House in Bristol. We were launching Geoff Hall's new book 'The Wilderness and Desert of the Real' published by Upptacka Press and introducing a few new projects that members of The Group had been working on, including a little slot from me.

I'm hoping to begin working on a range of new pieces soon with various artists, coming from a similar place to me and who want to engage with the world of artist books and multiples. Some exciting conversations!

If I didn't get a chance to chat to you properly, apologies. Please do take a look around the site and do get in touch if you like the flavour of what you see.

Pop in to our Pop-up shop...

2010-12-16T19:09:00.001Z

Filled with lovely cards, gifts, prints and artist multiples made by Jamaica Street Artists
(and associates like me!)
We are only open for business until 23rd of December, Wednesday to Sunday so come and visit us soon.

So many gorgeous little things. We love the owls.

Here are my little goodies. I've made a few extras for the shop: envelopes made from the pages of withdrawn library books and 'scrooge gift-tags' made from the pages of a copy of 'A Christmas Carol'.

And the new book of course....

If you have a search around in the browsers you will find a few of my sketches at bargain prices along with loads of beautiful and fun prints. Something for everyone and some fantastic cards.

We're going to Walsall....

2010-11-04T09:33:00.000Z

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It's here! Our new artist-book of poetry - Unsaid Words.

2010-10-02T22:26:00.001+01:00

All the things you wish you had said but never did....

All the things you are glad you never said....

Things you just forgot to mention.

We are soooo excited! Check out our Unsaid Words page for more info and don't forget to visit the shop to purchase your copy.

Thanks Dan for helping with this brilliant animation.

New Booties!

2010-09-24T22:36:00.000+01:00

I was sent these lovely pictures last week of some of our Psalm Labels sewn into a gorgeous set of booties. Thanks Hannah for sending them. Checkout her blog....

We love to see what our Psalm labels have been used for. Have a look at the Psalm Label page to find at more about the project.

Bookmarks

2010-09-20T23:13:00.000+01:00

The UWE Bookmark project has gone live! Check out Sarah J Trigg in the Participating artists.

Come and visit us at Ffotogallery.....

2010-09-06T10:53:00.002+01:00

Trigger Editions will be setting up shop for the day at Ffotogallery's Book Arts Fayre in Penarth, Wales. We are really excited as, not only will we be inviting visitors to have a go at paper-making using old library books, we will also be launching our new poetry book, Unsaid Words. This will be the first opportunity to see this beautiful little artist book which is the culmination of a two year project and subsequent poetry competition. More info and pictures to come soon......

Westpoint

2010-08-22T19:59:00.000+01:00

Just come back from a great weekend in the market place at Westpoint. Met loads of lovely people (especially the other stall holders). Thanks everyone who purchased some of our Trigger Editions products, I really hope you and your friends enjoy them. If anyone took any pictures of the stalls I'd love to see them.

If you'd like to stay in touch do join our mailing list or find Trigger editions on Facebook or Twitter. There should be lots of new exciting art works coming soon.....

PS. Thank you Gina for all your hard work.

Origami Library

2010-07-30T13:22:00.001+01:00

I've been having a bit of fun with some of the pages of the books I collect that have been withdrawn from a library - algebra birds, poetry birds and Solomon's song birds.... These lovely birds are going to be used in the decorations for a wedding in August, but I've also been thinking of making some to sell at art fairs.

Me at Checkout #3

2010-07-21T23:05:00.001+01:00

sarah trigg
Originally uploaded by slumberparty_uk

It's so rare someone takes a nice picture of me, I'm really chuffed with this!
It was taken along with many others by Tim Cops aka www.slumberparty.co.uk (slumber_uk on flickr) at one of the Checkout events at Central Reservation in Bristol.
It's such a beautiful set of pictures, taken on a wide-format camera and then hand printed I think. They have a quality you just can't replicate. What a treat. Thanks Tom!

The Winners!

2010-07-17T10:19:00.000+01:00

Thank you so much to all the poets who sent in entries to the 'Unsaid Words' Poetry Competition. We can now announce the winners.

Norton Hodges
Luke Mundy
Cathy F Wilson
Gwen Seabourne
Octavia Cox
Genevieve Claire
Dave Wood
... will all have poems published in our up coming publication 'Unsaid Words'.

The poets were asked to write works inspired by a collection of unsaid words which have been contributed by the public over the last two years as part of an artwork by Sarah J Trigg.

All the things you wish you said but you never did or things you just forgot to say....

These unsaid words have now been used to inspire a fascinating collection of poems which will soon be published both in a paperback and a hardback edition for Trigger Editions. The expected publication date is late September so keep an eye on this blog for updates on how it's coming along.

Many thanks also to Naomi Banks for all her hard work judging entries and giving advice.

New Books

2010-07-12T19:20:00.000+01:00

These new 'Blank Books' are made with from a collection of blank pages from withdrawn library books. I've only made a few just to try out the idea which I've been thinking about for a while. I'm curious to see what their new owners decide to write in them. At the moment they are like half complete art works.

As with my 'Worth less' and 'Price less' bookmarks, the book covers are made from hand-made paper formed from pulped library books. You can still see individual letters, words and fragments of binding cloth set into the paper.

We are selling these Blank Books in a set of two held in a case also made from the library books. You can view them in our online shop for more info.

The final Checkout

2010-07-07T10:41:00.000+01:00

Last chance to come and view the Trigger Editions stall on Stokes Croft in Bristol. We will be showing and selling our wares along with lots of other artists and crafty types. If you're looking for a quirky gift this is the place to find it. One day only! - 12 - 5pm @ Central Reservation opposite Pie Minster.

Thanks Poets

2010-07-01T21:23:00.000+01:00

The deadline has now passed for the Unsaid Words poetry competition. Thank you to all the poets who entered. We are really looking forward to reading and judging all your contributions. The winners will be announced here on the 17th July.

The finished poetry compilation will be published in September....
.... watch this blog for posts on how it is developing.

2010-06-23T19:36:00.000+01:00

One week left...
to enter your poems in to the 'Unsaid Words' Competition. 20 poets will be published in a beautiful, full colour, limited edition artist book - the first official Trigger Editions publication. See the Unsaid Words Poetry page for details.

Price less bookmarks

2010-06-17T09:21:00.001+01:00

100 'price less' bookmarks made from withdrawn library books and fragments of broken books found on the floor of Bristol University libraries. Finally complete, this edition of bookmarks will be given away through a project called 'Bookmarks VIII - Escaping the Library System' run by UWE.

Two limited edition sets of 'Library Dust' bookmarks have been created - 'Price less' and 'Worth less'. The Worthless collection can be purchased now in our shop.

2010-06-15T12:33:00.000+01:00

My 'Worth less' bookmarks on sale at Checkout III last Saturday - soon to be available through our web shop.
Great to meet lots of new people, especially Amy and Laura from Robin & Mould - lovely, lovely things!

If you missed out on the wonderful cakes, music, stalls and screen printing this time there is one more chance 10th July.

Checkout

2010-06-01T10:52:00.001+01:00

I will have a stall at Checkout this Saturday with new works for sale. Central Reservation is at the bottom of Stokes Croft in Bristol (Opposite Pie Minister) . Hope you can make it along.

Paper making

2010-05-17T20:49:00.001+01:00

125 bookmarks made, just another 80-odd more to go!

This weekend I've been learning how to make paper (so much fun!). A lovely lady called Julie Roberts has been showing me the techniques. I wanted to make paper out of the withdrawn library books and 'Library dust' I've been collecting. I am so pleased with the results. We pulped most of the paper down to a stage where you could only see individual letters and then sprinkled in my Library Dust' - all the bits of brittle paper, broken leather and library paraphernalia I've picked up from the floor. The next stage will be embossing some text in gold on to one side.... might take some experimenting to get that right.

100 are to be used for Bookmarks VIII Escaping the Library System 2010-2011 and will be given away for free. I am also making another hundred which will be a little different and available from Trigger Editions at various artist book fairs over the next year. More pictures and details coming soon......

First Entries

2010-05-10T21:53:00.000+01:00

The first entries to the Unsaid Words poetry competition have started to come in; many thanks. We're being very good and not reading them until after the deadline so that the poems remain completely anonymous until we have finished the judging. I'm itching to look at them though! After all the time I've spent collecting the Unsaid Words and chatting to the people who have contributed them, I am so excited to read what the poets create.

Psalm Labels

2010-05-08T20:49:00.000+01:00

Thanks to Judith Marshall for these lovely pictures of what she has done with her Psalm labels which are based on words taken from Psalm 139.

If you bought some psalm labels at my launch last weekend do send me your pictures too.

The Launch

2010-04-25T08:18:00.001+01:00

The rush is on to get everything ready for the launch of Trigger Editions next weekend at the Spike Island Open Studios; work has gone to the printers, freebies are being made and the website is being transformed (hope you like the new look!). We are running a poetry competition to mark the launch. Have a look at the Unsaid Words Poetry page for more details.
See Spike Islands site for more info. on the Open Studios.

Checkout

2010-03-31T09:27:00.000+01:00

Trigger Editions will be at this event in April selling our wares. Hope to see you there.

Made with my Psalm Name-Labels

2010-03-28T18:21:00.000+01:00

Here is an example of a gift I made for a friend recently using my 'Psalm Name-Labels'. It is a gorgeous set of three vests for a newborn. The verses on top are from psalm 139 which inspired the name labels.

If you have some of my name labels please send me photos of what you do with them. I'd love to see your projects and put them up on the blog to give other people ideas. Happy creating!

Psalm Name-Labels are on sale at the various art fairs Trigger Editions visits or can be ordered by e-mailing Sarah J Trigg directly.

Solihull Book Art Fair

2010-03-20T22:32:00.000Z

Today I've been collecting more contributions to my 'Unsaid Words' project in Solihull. Thanks to everyone who wrote something for me.

Soon I'll be launching a poetry competition inspired by my growing collection of 'unsaid words' (things you wish you had said or forgot to say). The plan is to print and publish a limited edition book of poems to be sold alongside the books of amalgamated pages of viewers contributions. So watch this space for details.

Documenting

2009-11-05T18:49:00.000Z

If you have some of my Psalm Name-labels or 'I found this and thought of you envelopes' please do send me some pictures of what you do with them. When I launch my new web-site I will have pages dedicated to showing how these project works have developed so I really need your pictures to get things started.

If you'd like to know more about these new works please visit Sarah J Triggs news page where they will soon be featured.

Spike Island Artist Book Event

2009-11-05T18:39:00.000Z

It was great to meet so many different interesting people and to show the Book works I've been working on for the past year. If you're interested in what I do please keep in touch. Lots more in the pipeline! It won't be long now till I launch trigger editions properly.

Artists' Book and Zine Fair

2009-10-16T23:00:00.000+01:00

Come along to Spike Island on 31st October 1-6pm for an Artist Book Fair. Sarah is showing some new work and there will be another opportunity to contribute to her 'Unsaid Words' project. It's free entry.

followed by drinking, dancing, mingling in Spike Café til 9pm

Hope you can make it.

Library Dust

2009-10-16T22:27:00.000+01:00

Sarah J Trigg's first set of Library Dust books has come back for the bookbinders emboss with beautiful gold text on the front covers. They look fantastic, this picture really doesn't do them justice.

The text excerpts (which read 'Nothing has been less historical or less true', 'the produce of the civilised world', We are living in another world', 'the significance of this', and 'we were told long ago') come from somewhere inside each book, and can be found if you search hard enough inside the framed page under all the library dust.

Bath Fringe Exhibition

2009-05-14T20:58:00.000+01:00

Next Friday my new book, 'Unsaid Words' will be on display in Bath. It's in an exhibition called The Green Art Project at The Green Tree Gallery, CoralQuay Fairtrade, 8-9 New Bond Street Place,Bath, BA1 1BH. There will also be an opportunity to help write the text for more copies of the book which comprised of paper from recycled envelopes. I'll be there on the Friday night opening and on Friday 5th June if you'd like to meet for a chat.

Open Studio Exhibition

2009-05-04T22:39:00.000+01:00

This weekend I've had all my new prototypes on show at my Open Studio exhibition in Spike Island, Bristol. I've collected masses of great feed-back so I should be able to go to print with my first collection of books in the next few months - exciting!

I've also started collaborating with different artists and hope to show their work here soon. Watch this space to see how you can get hold of our first limited edition books. Get in touch if you would like to be involved.

2008-08-15T11:49:00.000+01:00

Prototype editions and artists' books are currently on display in the Art Shed for 'Momentum' at the Bath and Wessex Show Ground. If you have seen the work leave us a comment and let us know what you think. Would you be interested in buying any of the art works in the future? How much do you think they are worth? Any suggestions or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Are you an artist or in any way interested in getting involved in this project? Please do get in touch.

2008-08-03T20:40:00.000+01:00

Watch this space for future details on new artists work, works in progress, exhibitions, freebies and how to purchase our publications.